New Y-DNA results can be seen on the  Y-DNA Results Part 1   and  Y-DNA  Results Part 2

New mtDNA results can be see on the   mtDNA Results Page

There are many different Boon, Boone, de Bohun,  La Boon, Bohun, Bohon, Bohn and Bown families in the United States dating back to at least,  the early 1600's.  They came here from, England, Canada, Barbados, Sweden. France, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Holland, Nova Scotia, and other parts of the world.  Through this project, we've had inquiries from Boon/e's and variant spellings, in Pakistan, Australia, Argentina, England, Belgium, Germany, France and Mexico.

Our goal is to build a database that will enable our families to determine which of the variant-spelled Boon/e lines are related and possibly determine the approximate time they began to branch away.  Y-line DNA testing has recently come onto the genealogy scene.  Y-DNA is passed from father to son only, from generation to generation   with little or no change and can be used to prove or disprove lineage back to a Most Recent Common Ancestor, when compared to another "paper genealogy cousin".

Would you like to see if your Y-DNA matches the George/Daniel Boone line?  Or, how about the Thomas Boon-Isle of Wight line and the German line of Johann Diehl   Bohn that we have recently established?  Perhaps one of the lines from Ireland?  We have those and several more that their ancestral homelands are still unidentified.  Perhaps your genealogy research can help identify some of them. 

The Y-DNA test cannot tell you the name of your ancestor, but it can prove or disprove your relation to the ancestral line you have been researching.  It is more accurate at disproving a family line, thereby allowing you begin your research on another line.

We are very interested in the documented descendants of Swan and Andres Boon from Sweden who settled in the early 1600's on the Delaware River in Delaware County, Pennsylvania;  and Major John Boone of the First Fleet who lived at Boone Hall Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina;   Capt. Boone of John's Island, South Carolina;  and John Boon/e of Talbot County, Maryland, just to name a few.

 OBJECTIVE:

Our objective is to match individuals or families who share a common male ancestor with the Boone surname.  Including the variant spellings of Boone, Boon,  La Boon, Bohun, de Bohun, Bohan, Bone et al from England, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden. Holland, Mexico, Argentina  and elsewhere.

This is an on-going project and qualified participants are invited and encouraged to join.  The testing of Y-DNA from one male of the same-surname family line can be made into a family project and the cost shared my other family members as a group.

BACKGROUND:

You've probably heard about DNA and all the possibilities that are opened because of it.  It is the fastest growing area of genealogical research!  Through DNA testing, it is possible for genealogy researchers to better establish - or disprove - a paternal link between individuals with a common surname.  Fathers pass their Y-chromosomes (DNA) down to their sons with little or no variation, from generation to generation.  Therefore, men with identical, or near identical DNA factors can be genetically proven to be descendants of a common male ancestor.  The test results will not tell you the degree of relationship, only that you do, or do not, share a common ancestor.

We're looking for male descendants with the Boon/e surname to participate in a DNA testing project.  If you are a female, perhaps you have a father, brother, uncle or  cousin who will provide his DNA.

Y-DNA REPORTING:

Some people may have a tendency to worry about having their DNA available to other people.  This won't and can't happen because the lab we use, located at the University of Arizona, reports the results as numbers.  These numbers represent the number of "repeats" that are found on a specific area of a DNA strand.  

FamilyTree DNA:  The company we use is FamilyTree DNA, the largest genealogical DNA testing in the world and they're located in Houston, Texas.  To learn more about FamilyTree DNA, click FamilyTree DNA.

VIEW AN INTERVIEW ON MSNBC:  

View a video clip of NBC's Today Show  (Nov 18, 2005)  with Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry and Al Roker as Dr. Spencer Wells explains their mtDNA results to them on air.     http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10095659/  Click on the bar "Launch", then wait for a short advertisement while the clip is loading; it takes only a few seconds.  The video clip  includes an introduction by Bennett Greenspan, president of FamilyTree DNA.

PROCEDURE: 

Each participant will send to the Boone DNA Testing Project Coordinator an Application and Pedigree Chart.

which both can be downloaded from this website.  The Project Coordinator will send by return US Mail a DNA specimen kit.  It involves the painless use of a swab inside a persons cheek.  Multiple control samples are run on each gel, by a computer and manually, to assure that the system is functioning properly.  The testing lab will compare our samples with other samples in their database for comparison to other 'long-lost relatives'.  They will also notify us by e-mail if they find a 'genetic cousin' in their growing database.  We will receive the results in a few weeks.  Included in the specimen kit is a Release Form.   The Release Form must be signed and dated so that FamilyTree DNA will have the authority to notify you of a 12/12 match of another participant in their database who has also submitted a sample and signed and dated a Release Form.  Each specimen will be given code numbers and tested for the Y-chromosome only, and will never be used for any other purpose than our Boone-DNA testing project.  Please understand that DNA analysis may show that your surname, based on written genealogical evidence and family legend, may not be biologically related to others in this project.

COST:

FamilyTree DNA of Houston, Texas has offered us a discounted price of $99.00 for a group of at least six participants, and we have already surpassed that amount.  Since the Y-DNA is shared by all male members of a same-surname family, the cost of testing can be shared by other family members and be viewed as a family project which will benefit all family members.

FamilyTree DNA of Houston accepts payment by Cash, Money Order, PayPal, American Express, Visa and Master Card. 

To learn more about the company we use, FamilyTree DNA and the owners, Bennett Greenspan and Max Blankfield, go here FTDNA-Bennett and Max to learn more about the benefits and the process of Y-DNA and mtDNA testing, go here FamilyTree DNA Site Map .

TO PARTICIPATE:

Each participant must send an Application and a Pedigree Chart, both can be downloaded from this site.  The Pedigree Chart should go back as far as possible on your Boon/e line as has been documented by yourself, and include as many birth and death dates  and maiden names for the spouses as possible.  It is not necessary to include dates for living persons, only for the deceased.  If you have a printed computer copy of your pedigree, that will be sufficient and appreciated.

The Project Coordinator will mail the DNA specimen kit to the participant.  The kit will include copies of FamilyTree DNA Release Form.  If requested, a form for Visa or Master Card payable to FamilyTree DNA will be included.  Please make checks payable to FamilyTree DNA.   All DNA kits must be returned to FamilyTree DNA within 30 days.

FamilyTree DNA will send each participant a Certificate and report of the results.  They will also maintain a personal page for each participant that will include his results and can only be accessed by that participant.

 If you know of anyone that is willing to join our project, please have them contact us or let the Project Coordinator know. 

                                                                                 These are clickable links for those desiring further information 

                                                                                  FamilyTree DNA                           http://www.familytreedna.com

                                                                                  Duerinck Family Surname             http://www.duerinck.com/project.html

                                                                                  Stidden Family Surname               http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tstiddem/Pages/results.html

                                                                                  Mumma Family Surname               http:/www.mumma.org/DNA.htm 

                                                                                  FamilyTree DNA FAQ's                  http://www.familytreedna.com    choose FAQ's

                                                                                  Pomery - DNA Info Portal                http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~allpoms/genetics1a.html

                                                                                  Ancient DNA from Famous People   http://www.isogg.org/famousdna.htm

Questions?  Contact us at: 

Dell Boone Ariola  dellariola at cebridge.net

 Last updated June 8, 2009